Apricot



Sept. 26, 1933. H. YOUNT ET AL Plant Pat. 74

APRICOT Filed March .1933

\HVKHTOFZS 5 w C PLANT PATENT AQEHT UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE APRICOTHarry Yount, Douglas County, and Andrew T. Gossman, Wenatchee, Wash;said Yount assignor to said Gossman Application March 7, 1933. SerialNo. 659,958 1 Claim. (CI. 47-61) Our invention relates to improvementsin apri- The cavity is regular in form and medium deep. cots grown forcommercial purposes. This new The suture is medium to shallow in depth.variety is of very attractive appearance, has an The stone is somewhatsmaller than that of the excellent flavor and ripens earlier than otherde- Moorpark and entirely free from the flesh when i bl commercial ri tiripe. The dorsal suture of the stone has rather Our new varietydeveloped from a seed plantprominent protuberances or fins. ed by thefirst named joint inventor who first The skin is exceptionally smooth,thereby discovered its superior qualities when this seedheightening theStriking 0 0 E ect. ling came into hearing. In the year 1929 this newThe color is an attractive yellowish-orange 1o variety was brought tothe attention of the secshading to deep dark red where the fruit is ex-0nd named joint inventor who reproduced it posed to the sunlight.Portions of the surface may asexually, both by budding young stock andby be any shade between pale yellow and deep red, top working bearingtrees. Both these methods thus tan and orange shades are present onnearproduced fruit identical with that on the original ly every fruit.1; tree, thus proving the reproductive qualities of The flesh is firm intexture and of a desirable this new variety and establishing a stock oftrees. apricot-yellow color. The flavor may be de- The accompanyingillustrations (in the origscribed as excellent and distinctive. inals)show this new apricot in approximately This apricot ripens seven to tendays earlier natural size and typical color. It must be unthan theWenatchee variety (the earliest comis derstood, however, that there willbe variations mercial variety grown in the Wenatchee region) in colordepending upon the amount of direct and at least three weeks earlierthan the Tilton. exposure of the fruit to the sun, and other fac- Theblooming date is, however, approximately tors. the same as for theWenatchee.

The trees while young are somewhat more vig- The combination ofprincipal features which :7; orous of growth than other commercialvarieties make this new apricot a superior commercial vaand have a moreupright form. riety are:

The leaves are larger than those of the Tilton, 1. Its extreme earlinessof ripening. Moorpark, Royal and Blenheim varieties, being 2. Its smoothskin and very attractive coloring. nearly round in shape, evenly notchedwith small 3. Its excellent flavor and shipping qualities. 3"; notches,and deep green in color. 4. The vigorous growth of the young trees.

The fruit is globular in shape and of large size. Having thus disclosedour invention, we claim: The axial diameter is slightly less than twoinches The variety of apricot herein shown and dein representativespecimens and the transverse scribed, characterized particularly by theearly diameter at the widest point is two inches or ripening of itsfruit which is unusually attractive 35 l g t y mo e. W e ow und r S mlar 00 in coloration and has an excellent flavor as well ditio s our newv y is larger than the Blenas other desirable commercial qualities.

heim, Tilton, or Moorpark but smaller than the HARRY Y Wenatchee. A. T.GOSSMAN. 10

